January 1, 2023

GREAT THINGS HAVE HAPPEND!

The construction we began in April has been completed and the staff members was able to move into their new quarters before Christmas! They are all very happy to have a place to rest outside of the hospital. They now have more privacy and a place to call their own.

The water plant is gearing up to begin processing clean water for the clinic and the community. The building is complete, but electricity has again become a problem. We hooked into the community power grid last year when it seemed the village was receiving reliable service. That all changed this summer and now we can not rely on having enough electricity to run the filtering and packaging equipment. We will need to raise money for a larger generator before production can begin. This is very disappointing news, as we had hoped to forgo the expense of fuel for a generator. There seems to be no rhyme or reason to how the country decides who will get power and when.

We will also be raising funds to buy a delivery truck to transport the packaged water to those who will sell it. It seems we can get a very nice truck for about $13.000. So we will be looking at raising around $20.000 for the current needs to make the water plant successful.

We will be planning a big fundraising event in late February towards these goals. As with everything we have done, there always seems to be one more bit of bother that we had not counted on. But we know the God will provide through the generosity of our many donors.

May you New Year be blessed as you have blessed us for the past few years. We pray your blessings will be doubled back on you!